Mozambique could become the first African country to unify its various payment systems on a single mobile platform. The Norwegian fintech company SOFTEC, which already develops financial solutions in Europe, will be in charge of the project. The CEO flew to Mozambique this week to familiarize himself with the legislation concerning the financial sector, and to prospect the...
A young Zambian, 19-year-old Jowetti Mwambazi, has created an environmentally friendly formula to produce fuel (diesel and oil) from recycled plastic bottles. This discovery is already being put to good use by members of his community in the town of Chipata, in eastern Zambia, according to international media reports. O...
Tmcel topped the mobile network Internet speed charts in Mozambique in the fourth quarter of 2023, with the fastest download speed of 27.80 Mbps and the most consistent performance (91.6%), according to Oakla. For Mohomed Mussa, chairman of Tmcel's management committee, this result "is yet another fruit of the...
The 2024 edition of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) kicks off this Tuesday, the 9th, but, not wanting to waste any time, LG and Samsung have taken advantage of the start of the week to show off their transparent televisions. According to a report published today by Notícias ao Minuto, LG's OLED T is the first model with a...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is evolving all the time and is equipped with functionalities that until recently would perhaps have been unimaginable. The fact is that, while it has been possible to predict births for some time, even without the use of AI, AI now makes it possible to predict dates of death and the risk of death arising from...
Apple wants to reach an agreement with media companies and organizations so that it can train its Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. As The New York Times reports, Apple is currently in talks with major media companies. According to Notícias ao Minuto, the aim is to pay for...
In the digital age, new opportunities for technology, entertainment and competition are emerging in the form of e-sports. Previously considered a niche culture, the sport of e-sports has evolved into a very lucrative industry and is experiencing unprecedented growth, with estimates at 1.8 billion dollars a year. Below we look at the main factors driving the strong growth...
The University of Minho, in partnership with a Spanish team, is developing a project inspired by nature, which aims to make it easier to adapt to the changes caused by the climate crisis. It is a flexible nanodevice, inspired by plant photosynthesis, with sustainability in mind. The device should be able to absorb solar energy and convert it into electricity, as well as...
Mozambican Rosa J. Chilundo and a student-researcher from Uni Zambeze recently received the first awards of the REN-Ciência LP and Fundação para Ciência e Tecnologia 2023 scientific merit medals in Lisbon (Portugal). All Portuguese-speaking countries could compete for the awards. The Mozambican scientist was awarded first prize and the Mozambican student-researcher second...
From November 17 to 19, Standard Bank's Business Incubator hosted the 3rd edition of the Hack4Moz Technological Solutions Development Marathon, an initiative of the Geospatial Development Agency (ADE), which brought together teams made up of software programmers, graphic designers, marketers and other professionals related to the area of...